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Kim Reynolds: “I am just encouraged to see in the 107th Congress, three votes that occurred on the death tax. I saw from 41 to 58…”

On the recordJune 18, 2003
I am just encouraged to see in the 107th Congress, three votes that occurred on the death tax. I saw from 41 to 58 Democratic votes along with Republicans and it reassures me that we are on the path of a bipartisan tax cut to end the death tax once and for all that is in this country. We need to see a couple of things. Individuals and families and partnerships or family corporations own 99 percent of all U.S. farms and ranches. Think about that. Individuals, family partnerships or family corporations own 99 percent of all U.S. farms and ranches. I do not want us to ever forget that every acre, every piece of equipment, every business has already been taxed in life, so why should they be taxed in death.
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Kim Reynolds
Republican · Iowa

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Discussing the death tax and its impact on U.S. farms and ranches.

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